Think about the media technologies in your life when you were growing up. How did you watch TV shows, listen to music, or communicate with friends? How have those technologies changed since you were very young?
So I was born in 2002 so therefore I am an angsty teen
The technology that we have today isn't really that advanced from childhood, I guess the closest thing that we have to advancement in our tech is smartphones. Very basic thing to say. The TV that I watched was always on this big box with a huge screen. Movies were pretty much in the same manner or at the theater. Looking back, I wasn't very much of a music fan. It's just so crazy to me now since at the moment, I'm someone who's music is very important to me. My headphones have to be on me always. I didn't start having actual friends that I wanted to talk to outside of school until like 5th grade, and I did that on Facebook. You know, the most basic form. It was either facebook or calling on the phone.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Monday, September 18, 2017
im back
hi did you miss me
Q. Pick an example media product that you like or find helpful to your own life (it probably should be something you already consume). Explain what it is and why you find the product useful or helpful. Give some examples as to how the product has use (in other words: what good is the product to your own life or experience--why do you like it? etc.)
A. so im gonna talk about a TV show i like and its called Parks and Recreation
most of the people that i've watched this with dont like it bc they think its corny and not funny
i dont know if this is a fact or not but the show format is like almost exact to The Office (maybe because the directors are the same idk??) The thing i really like about both of those shows is this really weird thing that they do when a joke is told or something happens thats really awkward they zoom into the actor's face and that makes me laugh really hard for some reason
something thats harmful to the public is buzzfeed bc its very biased and propaganda based / like its all feminist and leftist and they all hate men for some reason like why some of the men hate men liike wat
Q. Pick an example media product that you like or find helpful to your own life (it probably should be something you already consume). Explain what it is and why you find the product useful or helpful. Give some examples as to how the product has use (in other words: what good is the product to your own life or experience--why do you like it? etc.)
A. so im gonna talk about a TV show i like and its called Parks and Recreation
most of the people that i've watched this with dont like it bc they think its corny and not funny
i dont know if this is a fact or not but the show format is like almost exact to The Office (maybe because the directors are the same idk??) The thing i really like about both of those shows is this really weird thing that they do when a joke is told or something happens thats really awkward they zoom into the actor's face and that makes me laugh really hard for some reason
something thats harmful to the public is buzzfeed bc its very biased and propaganda based / like its all feminist and leftist and they all hate men for some reason like why some of the men hate men liike wat
Monday, September 11, 2017
♥♥my favorite quotes from the elegance of the hedgehog♥♥
by Muriel, Barbery.
“People aim for the stars, and they end up like goldfish in a bowl. I wonder if it wouldn't be simpler just to teach children right from the start that life is absurd.”
“If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.”
“I have finally concluded, maybe that's what life is about: there's a lot of despair, but also the odd moment of beauty, where time is no longer the same. It's as if those strains of music created a sort of interlude in time, something suspended, an elsewhere that had come to us, an always within never. Yes, that's it, an always within never.”
“Do you know that it is in your company that I have had my finest thoughts?”
“The real ordeal is not leaving those you love but learning to live without those who don't love you.”
“Beautiful things should belong to beautiful souls.”
“Life has meaning and we grown-ups know what it is is the universal lie that everyone is supposed to believe. Once you become an adult and you realize that's not true, it's too late.”
(MY ABSOLUTE 1000% FAVORITE) :
“They didn't recognize me," I repeat.
He stops in turn, my hand still on his arm.
"It is because they have never seen you," he says. "I would recognize you anywhere.”
“When someone that you love dies..it's like fireworks suddenly burning out in the sky and everything going black.”
“We think we can make honey without sharing in the fate of bees, but we are in truth nothing but poor bees, destined to accomplish our task and then die.”
“There is always the easy way out, although I am loath to use it. I have no children, I do not watch television and I do not believe in God- all paths taken by mortals to make their lives easier. Children help us to defer the painful task of confronting ourselves, and grandchildren take over from them. Television distracts us from the onerous necessity of finding projects to construct in the vacuity of our frivolous lives; by beguiling our eyes, television releases our mind from the great work of making meaning. Finally, God appeases our animal fears and the unbearable prospect that someday all our pleasures will cease. Thus, as I have neither future nor progeny nor pixels to deaden the cosmic awareness of absurdity, and in the certainty of the end and the anticipation of the void, I believe I can affirm that I have not chosen the easy path.”
“People aim for the stars, and they end up like goldfish in a bowl. I wonder if it wouldn't be simpler just to teach children right from the start that life is absurd.”
“If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.”
“I have finally concluded, maybe that's what life is about: there's a lot of despair, but also the odd moment of beauty, where time is no longer the same. It's as if those strains of music created a sort of interlude in time, something suspended, an elsewhere that had come to us, an always within never. Yes, that's it, an always within never.”
“Do you know that it is in your company that I have had my finest thoughts?”
“The real ordeal is not leaving those you love but learning to live without those who don't love you.”
“Beautiful things should belong to beautiful souls.”
“Life has meaning and we grown-ups know what it is is the universal lie that everyone is supposed to believe. Once you become an adult and you realize that's not true, it's too late.”
(MY ABSOLUTE 1000% FAVORITE) :
“They didn't recognize me," I repeat.
He stops in turn, my hand still on his arm.
"It is because they have never seen you," he says. "I would recognize you anywhere.”
“When someone that you love dies..it's like fireworks suddenly burning out in the sky and everything going black.”
“We think we can make honey without sharing in the fate of bees, but we are in truth nothing but poor bees, destined to accomplish our task and then die.”
“There is always the easy way out, although I am loath to use it. I have no children, I do not watch television and I do not believe in God- all paths taken by mortals to make their lives easier. Children help us to defer the painful task of confronting ourselves, and grandchildren take over from them. Television distracts us from the onerous necessity of finding projects to construct in the vacuity of our frivolous lives; by beguiling our eyes, television releases our mind from the great work of making meaning. Finally, God appeases our animal fears and the unbearable prospect that someday all our pleasures will cease. Thus, as I have neither future nor progeny nor pixels to deaden the cosmic awareness of absurdity, and in the certainty of the end and the anticipation of the void, I believe I can affirm that I have not chosen the easy path.”
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
mystery reflection
"write a reflection on how the writing of your mystery draft went"
me: *sweats nervously*
6/7/17
okay although its not complete i exactly what i want to happen or whatever so please dont judge me
i don't think that im gonna be that good at writing mystery things (mostly ones that involve murder or dying) because i don't like killing off my characters i love them too much
i know i need people to die in mines but one of them is rlly hot and hispanic so idk what im gonna do with that
maybe he'll just be in a coma or something and they cant help him
so yeah ill see how much i can bullshit this in time for the end of the year
mystery is also hard to write because the best ones have sort of complex deaths and murders and i cant do things that make sense like ill have a dinosaur eat someone or something
i like the Danganronpa series bc its a mystery thing (its anime but im not a weeb i swear) and the murderers are highschool students but manage to pull off the smartest shit ever like some girl tied this boy up and left a weapon or something to drop on him when the rest of the kids tried to come in and then when he died they tried to push open the door but she also left a bunch of boxes in a domino formation so they would all topple each other and tip over a lighter and set the entire place on fire erasing all of the evidence and just leave a charred body what a mastermind
me: *sweats nervously*
6/7/17
okay although its not complete i exactly what i want to happen or whatever so please dont judge me
i don't think that im gonna be that good at writing mystery things (mostly ones that involve murder or dying) because i don't like killing off my characters i love them too much
i know i need people to die in mines but one of them is rlly hot and hispanic so idk what im gonna do with that
maybe he'll just be in a coma or something and they cant help him
so yeah ill see how much i can bullshit this in time for the end of the year
mystery is also hard to write because the best ones have sort of complex deaths and murders and i cant do things that make sense like ill have a dinosaur eat someone or something
i like the Danganronpa series bc its a mystery thing (its anime but im not a weeb i swear) and the murderers are highschool students but manage to pull off the smartest shit ever like some girl tied this boy up and left a weapon or something to drop on him when the rest of the kids tried to come in and then when he died they tried to push open the door but she also left a bunch of boxes in a domino formation so they would all topple each other and tip over a lighter and set the entire place on fire erasing all of the evidence and just leave a charred body what a mastermind
Friday, May 19, 2017
♥♥mystery♥♥
*dramatic music* *thunder claps* *everyone gasps* "que?"
(another post about a genre that we're starting)
Mystery, the genre that typically includes a professional or other protagonist that has to solve various mysteries and problems in order to uncover a greater scheme. This can be murder, illegal acts that don't involve murder, or maybe some other petty thing that the characters fight over. It's great.
My thoughts??
As a "reader" (quotation marks since I haven't even really read a book in months) I'm not that much of a fan of mystery. Well, its not really because I don't like having nostalgia about Scooby-Doo or anything; I just haven't come across any actual mystery books. Probably because I'm not looking hard enough though. The faintest one that I can remember is The Westing Game and I can't even recall anything that happened in the book. Hell, I only remembered the title and had to look it up to confirm that it was a mystery novel. Anyways, sure. I'm up for whatever Craddock has in store for me in like 2 weeks.
(Following the pattern of this whole year, I'm pretty sure we're going to be writing ~our own~ mystery novels which I'm probably going to have to scramble to finish because I don't get any inspiration when I'm in that hard ass uncomfortable seat and just waiting for the period to be over or we move onto something else; adding onto the 3 other assignments that I have not completed but hey life sucks)
mr craddock's blog also asks for thoughts on tropes of the genre but the gag is that idk any tropes bc i only know 1 mystery novel in existence and i can only think of the title so yeah thats how its going for me right now
^ the only tropes i can think of come from scooby doo mystery incorporated so: is the whole bad guy in a costume trope a valid trope or
thats all i know im sorry
xoxo gossip girl ~
(another post about a genre that we're starting)
Mystery, the genre that typically includes a professional or other protagonist that has to solve various mysteries and problems in order to uncover a greater scheme. This can be murder, illegal acts that don't involve murder, or maybe some other petty thing that the characters fight over. It's great.
My thoughts??
As a "reader" (quotation marks since I haven't even really read a book in months) I'm not that much of a fan of mystery. Well, its not really because I don't like having nostalgia about Scooby-Doo or anything; I just haven't come across any actual mystery books. Probably because I'm not looking hard enough though. The faintest one that I can remember is The Westing Game and I can't even recall anything that happened in the book. Hell, I only remembered the title and had to look it up to confirm that it was a mystery novel. Anyways, sure. I'm up for whatever Craddock has in store for me in like 2 weeks.
(Following the pattern of this whole year, I'm pretty sure we're going to be writing ~our own~ mystery novels which I'm probably going to have to scramble to finish because I don't get any inspiration when I'm in that hard ass uncomfortable seat and just waiting for the period to be over or we move onto something else; adding onto the 3 other assignments that I have not completed but hey life sucks)
mr craddock's blog also asks for thoughts on tropes of the genre but the gag is that idk any tropes bc i only know 1 mystery novel in existence and i can only think of the title so yeah thats how its going for me right now
^ the only tropes i can think of come from scooby doo mystery incorporated so: is the whole bad guy in a costume trope a valid trope or
thats all i know im sorry
xoxo gossip girl ~
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
♥fantasy pt.2♥
*a bird lands on jack's shoulder*
*jack does something*
lily: ur so clever jAck
guess what i have not finished my fantasy story yet lmao but are we even surprised though i finish all my shit like 3 years after they're assigned so wooooo lets see how i do // i also wrote this like two weeks after it was assigned so i dont even know if this is what i'm correctly supposed to do or not but lets see how this turns out or if i even get any points for this
anyways
Legend (1985) by Ridley Scott, an early fantasy movie consisting of a troll with a uncomfortably well edited voice, a jungle boy that is familiar to Tarzan, a horny fairy, and a princess who makes the worst decisions despite the obvious consequences. Yes, an angsty introduction indeed. Since its a fantasy movie and one of the earlier ones, it might be riddled with cliches and/or strange occurrences in the story. That might not be all that bad though, following the recipe is never an error in itself. The beginning doesn't give us much context to why Jack The Jungle Boy is in the jungle in the first place, but it was probably done to just move on with the story. It continues with the two being happy, then suddenly Jack wants to show his little girlfriend the most sacred of all creatures in the forest, the Unicorn. To sum it up, Lilli doesn't listen to Jack and ends up touching the unicorn, a band of evil trolls (one of them being mentioned in the introduction) at the same time comes and shoots a poison dart at the mare. This "indirectly" scares the unicorn away and making Jack think that Lilli touching the horse was what caused the eternal winter. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the death of one of the unicorns resulted in the loss of magic and purity in the forest. Lilli runs away, Jack then needs to embark on a journey to clean up the mess stirred on by Lilli with several other fantasy creatures such as the fairy, more goblins and dwarves, and an elf. A classic fantasy movie.
♥♥the martian chronicles♥♥
The Martian Chronicles, the riveting science fiction novel by Ray Bradbury. This author is famous for his vivid storytelling that he uses to develop the experiences of his characters and plot. The novel follows many fragmented short stories that stretch across many years; telling of telepathy, space exploration, bee guns, and most importantly, martians.
The novel is overall pretty great. But the flaws include the inconsistent story line and lack of variety for resolution. There's like 16 short stories, one about this alien woman and her asshole husband who has a gun that shoots bees and abuses her. And then it skips to colonizers from Earth in their flying tin can who get thrown into an insane asylum and the whole crew is killed like out of nowhere, what the hell.
Adding to that, most of the conflict is resolved through violence. Colonizers? Shoot em' with the bee gun. Let's also not try to reason with beings that we don't know. Literally everything in this book ends with something violent and explosive. There's this alien who can shape shift and it tries to turn into everyone, and then he bursts into dusts. There's no plan C, no E on this scan tron.
The writing style I'll say is not bad. I can imagine the desolate planet of Mars and the struggles that the many life forms that have colonized and would like to colonize the planet have been through.
In conclusion, I am bitter.
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